First day in Maine

Aug 19...We started the day right, with breakfast at the Raspberry Farm. The kids spent a few minutes eating and most of the time running through the adjacent lawn. There were cousins, parents, aunts, uncles, great-aunts and uncles, and grandparents to play with, a constant stream of loving caretakers. I think this is when Isaac started to realize that a big family is pretty special.

Alice


Taylor


I got to relax at the table, but Adam was in the middle of all the kids for much of the time.














We have a lot of blurry pictures of Isaac...















JONAH'S FIRST TIME SEEING THE BEACH



A late afternoon car ride through our beloved coastal Maine, finally ending up at Goose Rocks. Isaac was having a tantrum (can't remember why) nearby, and his screams are the missing soundtrack to this happy picture...but Jonah got to dip his feet in the ocean for the first time. He loved it.




And a few cute ones from back at the house: Jonah with Taylor


and a dining room full of cousins and sisters, making goodie bags for all the guests. This is what our Maine is all about.

Jonah - early August

And one of a reluctant Isaac too:

July 31 - Creek-splashing at Lair o the Bear

On this Saturday morning, we headed to our favorite mountain creek: Lair o the Bear in Morrison. Isaac loves to splash and get soaked, and in his excitement, Jonah practically threw himself in the water too. But the water was higher and faster than I've ever seen it. There were puddles in the parking lot - so rare for July in Colorado - so this summer's rain must have kept the creek swollen. We had to walk a bit to find a calm place to put our feet in.

Isaac has the difference down: You can go in the slow water, but not the fast water. Below is the main part of the creek, which we stayed out of.



Jonah watches his brother with a smile on his face


and then starts pulling me toward the water.


And leaning forward - come on, get your feet wet, Mama!


Ah, that's better!




Isaac approved of Jonah's love of the water.








Jonah eventually got waist-deep. I was holding on so tightly to his wrists...










Wet and headed home for lunch and naps.








So tired...




The scenery as we walk back to the parking lot...beautiful Colorado.